Amy Winehouse -- Type O Personality

31. Ok...to Fight & Whatever, you are both right... I should not have wished death upon Amy, I take THAT back, however using stubborness as an excuse to not listen and or get help is a sorry excuse.... no one is helping her... she is NOT going to make it, you all know that. So.... anyway, feel free to reply yet again, and I am totally ok with your feedback...

Posted at 2:49PM on Jul 30th 2008 by ~Cora

32. This is such a sad story. Here is someone that has a gift but also has an addiction. Until you have been in her place or had a family memeber battle drug addition it tears you apart from the inside. The person knows this is not right but can't stop. I almost lost a brother to this many times and thank god he is still around but its something that he struggles with everyday. I prey for her and her family because its pure hell. Get better and wishing you the best.........don't give up!

Posted at 3:08PM on Jul 30th 2008 by Wasted Talent

33. Thank you for the post, Cora.

I wasn't using her stubbornness as an excuse for her ... just for her parents. I totally agree she needs help to get better, but it's important that she accept the help. I had no problem with you saying drugs are bad. It was just the death stuff, and attacking her parents.

Amy's killing herself, no doubt. : - (

Posted at 3:03PM on Jul 30th 2008 by FIGHT

34. Maybe they want the blood handy so that the next time she overdoses they can just replace all of her blood with clean blood to save her life.

Maybe she will sponsor a blood drive for this.

Posted at 3:14PM on Jul 30th 2008 by vicki

35. Lisa - That's sweet. My 3 year old sings and dances to Amy as well. I'm selective about what I play loud enough for her to hear, and was hesitant about letting her hear Amy. I had images in my head of her running around the house singing about rehab, but I decided to just never let her hear that song, and I'm glad I did. I played other soul for her, and she just loves it! Now I don't 'have to listen to Raffi and The Backyardigans constantly. Yaaaaay.

Posted at 3:14PM on Jul 30th 2008 by FIGHT

36. I THINK THE PAPPS SIT AND WAIT FOR AMY'S EVERY MISTAKE! SHE LOOKS LIKE A KID OUTSIDE BY HERSELF SOMETIMES. SHE IS SINGING ABOUT HER PAIN OF LOVE AND SEEKING OF RELATIONSHIP IN "FRANK" BUT SHE IS ALSO SINGING ABOUT THE DRUGS IN UNSPOKEN LANGUAGE IN "BACK TO BLACK". SOMEONE THIS OPEN AND HONEST ABOUT HERSELF IN HER MUSIC IS LITERALLY CRYING OUT FOR HELP BUT PEOPLE ARE SO BUSY BEING ENTERTAINED OR REPULSED THAT NO ONE HEARS HER! MOST PEOPLE COMMENT AND DON'T LISTEN...CAREFULLY TO HER WORDS. DOES ANYONE AGREE WITH ME A LITTLE?

Posted at 5:02PM on Jul 30th 2008 by Lisa

37. I’ve read through each and every blog posted. I’m saddened that so many people are all too quick to crush Amy. Can I ask why you are blogging about her if you care so little? Doesn’t it make you tired being so angry? Don’t you realize Amy’s parents are dying inside watching their daughter kill herself? They want to desperately help and truly believe they ARE helping Amy. But, drug addicts are selfish liars. (Amy, you are a liar and a drug addict, but I believe you are not a bad person when sober!!) They weave convincing stories enablers want desperately to believe. Then again, maybe Amy doesn’t want help. Maybe she does, but the desire for drugs outweighs the desire for sobriety. For those so quick to have answers to Amy’s problem; I ask you, do you volunteer at the homeless shelter, do you care for hungry children, have you sat in on narcotics anonymous meetings to hear how families are torn apart and parents wish their own death to save their children? If not, I suggest you do. I’m sure Amy’s father would give his sole on a silver platter to the devil himself to save her. Would you do that for someone you know?

Posted at 4:28PM on Jul 30th 2008 by my brother's a druggy

38. I'm surprised so many people have young children that listen to Amy. The only family-friendly songs I can think of she sings are her covers of "Cupid", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", and "Monkey Man".

Posted at 4:43PM on Jul 30th 2008 by Freak Speely

39. Maybe they are going to do some kind of rapid withdrawl and put clean blood in and take the bad blood out. Who knows. I can't wait to find out what happened!

Posted at 5:29PM on Jul 30th 2008 by heather

40. Lisa - you have made some very good observations and I like your comments. Unless a person has been in the throws of addiction, you can't understand how hard it can be to beat. Her loser husband, who she seems to be very much in love with, is not by her side and that's got to be very hard for her as well. Give her time.

Posted at 6:44PM on Jul 30th 2008 by Sister Sledge

41. SISTER SLEDGE-THANKS FOR THAT COMMENT . I AM SUCH AN AMY WINEHOUSE FAN. I AM LEARNING SO MUCH WATCHING HER LIFE. PEOPLE PUT NO PRICE ON HER LIFE SO WHAT IS A HUMAN HEART WORTH? I AM AN AFRICAN- AMERICAN FEMALE FROM THE SOUTH, BUT SHE COULD EASILY BE ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS. I DEALING WITH MY SON'S FATHER WHO LOVES ME W ALL HIS HEART AND I CAN'T TRUST HIM. HE HAS A BIG HEART BUT IS A CRACK ADDICT. HE FINALLY GOT FED UP A MONTH AGO AND ADMITTED HIMSELF INTO A REHAB FACILITY. I STILL HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM NEGATIVE COMMENTS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO REGRESS. I HOLD ON TO SO MUCH PAIN OF THINGS HE PUT ME THROUGH AND HE HAS APOLOGIZED BUT I AM NOT READY FOR HIM TO BE IN MY LIFE AND I WANT HIM TO GET HELP FOR HIMSELF NOT ME! LOOKING AT AMY SADDENS ME BECAUSE HE TOO, IS SO INTELLIGENT AND WAS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL UNTIL DRUGS TOOK HIM.

Posted at 9:45AM on Jul 31st 2008 by Lisa

42. Stay strong, Lisa. Crack took my dad too, for a long time ... as well as alcohol. He started in 1986, and now has 4 years sober (his longest sober period ever). I know it's hard to not give up. Even now, after 4 years, when my phone rings late at night, I cringe and hope it's not someone telling me my dad's in jail again, or dead. It's an awful drug, totally changes who they are, and what they're capable of. Be careful, but don't give up on him. Even if you don't stay with him, always be reasonably supportive. That's the only good thing about addicts, as long as they're alive there's still hope. People do change, and as impossible as it seems, many do overcome their addictions.

Posted at 3:00PM on Jul 31st 2008 by FIGHT

43. Thank you for the advice, Fight. Reading this makes me realize there is hope. Thank you too, Sister Sledge--again!! Fight--it gets deeper! I am seperated from a husband 3 yrs ago because of abuse. He was a minister! I moved away and come back to my home city and started over. Just found out from my mother in law he's now is on crack and was arrested standing up in a closed daycare trying to break in. No wonder I could never get child support. So I hold down an accounting job and hope that one day my children who are 8 years apart and two different fathers will never hear these bad stories. My 13yr old is smart just like his father (1st story I mentioned) and my 6 year old loves her dad no matter what -so I press on. She Loves Amy and I say the love of a child is pure. Hello to Whatever- you let me put my guard down about commenting.

Posted at 4:00PM on Jul 31st 2008 by Lisa

44. FIGHT, Lisa & Sister Sledge - People who've never watched someone they love go through a complete personality change due to crack have a hard time with empathy and are quick to dismiss a person out of convenience. After all Sister S., we do live in a throw-away society; why not discard people too. Hope your families pull through their addictions, please think of mine. – Best Regards

Posted at 4:30PM on Jul 31st 2008 by my brother's a druggy

45. I hope she doesn't end up on Dialysis from this. What a terrible existence that is. Someone said that they should put all new blood in? That really isn't necessary, they have this process that cleans the blood of toxins. Which happens when your kidneys stop functioning. I think that's what will happen to her from all this drug use. Poor girl..

Posted at 11:43AM on Aug 1st 2008 by violet